One of the people mourning the death of Kim Woo-young posted on the late model's Instagram a photo of the back of the tattooist's head. Capture from Instagram

An up-and-coming Korean male model who loved riding his motorcycle was borne out in a coffin Thursday after what he loved killed him on Mapo Bridge in Seoul.Bereft family members and friends watched as the coffin left a funeral house in Buk-gu District in Gwangju in South Jeolla Province.The tattooed model, 26, crashed into a forklift at night in September. Online photos show his motorcycle laying on the street and a police car and ambulance alongside. The model, while still holding on to life, was taken to Severance Hospital in Sinchon-dong in Seodaemun-gu District. There, despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation, he was pronounced dead.

Kim Woo-young was far from ashamed of his appearance, posting photos of himself and his motorcycle on his social network site. Capture from Instagram

His death became belatedly known via multiple comments online that began late in October. On the late model's Instagram on Oct. 28, username "queendom337" paid respects and posted a photo of back of Kim's head covered in tattoos. Other people then began sharing their sorrow.Kim's latest public appearance was at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where 2019 Hera Seoul Fashion Week was held from Oct. 15-20. The country's top designers showed off their 2019 spring and summer collections.Kim has used Instagram to update his fans about his daily life under his account name "marleyhong." In several photos he posed with his black motorcycle with rear luggage storage, either cruising down the road, or lying back over it while looking at a smartphone on his hand. He expressed his love of the vehicle, saying that riding it "cleared his mind" and gave him "inner peace."

Kim appeared in the music video of "Change" by RM and Wale in 2017, which boosted his popularity. Screen capture from YouTube

"He was a true rider, always riding his motorbike while wearing full gear," a fellow model said. "I regret I kept postponing getting in touch with him until it was too late." The social account with more than 28,000 followers also provided a glimpse into his self-claimed "nomadic" life on Jeju Island in September, where he went fishing and trekked to the top of Seongsan Ilchulbong, a volcano crater on the east side of the island.Marleyhong last posted two videos of himself on Oct. 18, walking down the "Baroque 19s/s" runway during the fashion show at DDP. Kim's major break as a model came when he briefly appeared in the music video of "Change," a hip-hop duet by K-pop boy band BTS member RM and American rapper Wale released in March 2017. The model reportedly made an "indelible impression." Kim's death has reminded media outlets of other celebrities who died the same way, including K-pop band Monday Kiz member Kim Min-soo and model-turned-actor Lee Eon, who died in 2008, and actor Kang Dae-sung in 2010. In 2012 and 2013 an actor and a comedian suffered the same fate respectively.